On the surface, the public finances look healthy with unemployment low and the economy purring along nicely, but the alarming truth about the Budget is buried in the detail, writes David Murphy.

'To achieve this level of forest cover by (say) 2050, additional planting of 16,000 hectares a year would have to be achieved'

The latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll also puts Sinn Féin narrowly ahead on 19%, while Mary Lou McDonald’s approval rating has risen three points.

Irish Sunday newspaper frontpages for Oct 4th

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Bohemians put themselves firmly in contention for their first league title since 2009 as they moved joint-top of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division table by holding out for a huge three points ...

If you dislike the way traditional earbuds feel in your ears, check out these bone-conduction headphones and other open-ear designs.

A new article by economist Colm McCarthy against the planned 19km MetroLink from central Dublin to Swords has prompted a call for newspapers to fact-check their columnists. Councillor Feljin Jose, the Green Party's spokesperson on transport, made the call after McCarthy wrongly claimed in the Sunday Business Post today that "The only available evaluation of MetroLink’s costs and benefits was released as part of the TII’s preliminary assessment in 2022."

Irish Sunday newspaper front pages

Irish Sunday newspaper front pages